Children preparing for Moon Festival parade

Identifier: SCOH-79-04-01
Title: Children preparing for Moon Festival parade
Description: A large group of children stand in the middle of the street and the boys are holding American flags. Boys and girls are each dressed in matching clothes and a man in uniform stands in front of the group. Two women stand at the front of the group on either side of the street. A banner for the festival reading "United China Relief Aug 7-8-9" is visible at the top of the image. The parade is part of the Moon Festival held between August 7-9, 1941. The photograph was taken at night.
Extent: 1x1.3
Date: 1941-08-07/1941-08-09
Spatial Coverage: Old Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.); China City (Los Angeles, Calif.); New Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject: Chinese American children; Chinese American women; Flags; United China Relief (U.S.); Mid-Autumn Festival; Parades & processions
Source: Peter Soo Hoo Jr. Family Albums of Peter Soo Hoo Sr.; 044 - Peter Soo Hoo
Is Part Of: 044 - Peter Soo Hoo
Publisher: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
Format: image/jpeg
Type: Image
Medium: Black-and-white photograph
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